Cloud-Based Management of Hardware Compliance Data for Access Point Devices

1. An access point (AP) device comprising: memory configured to store hardware compliance data; and one or more processors in communication with the memory and configured to: send, to a network management system (NMS) configured to manage a plurality of AP devices, including the AP device, that provide a wireless network at a site within a geographic region, a message including version information of the hardware compliance data currently stored at the AP device, wherein the version information indicates a first version of the hardware compliance data; based on the NMS determining that the first version of the hardware compliance data is not in compliance with applicable regulations of the geographic region of the AP device, receive, from the NMS, a second version of the hardware compliance data that is in compliance with the applicable regulations of the geographic region of the AP device; store the second version of the hardware compliance data in the memory; and enable operation of one or more hardware components of the AP device in accordance with the second version of the hardware compliance data.

2. The AP device of claim 1, wherein the hardware compliance data comprises a power management table.

3. The AP device of claim 1, wherein the hardware compliance data comprises radio calibration data.

4. The AP device of claim 1, wherein to send the message including the version information of the hardware compliance data, the one or more processors are configured to periodically send a message including network data and the version information of the hardware compliance data.

5. The AP device of claim 1, wherein to send the message including the version information of the hardware compliance data, the one or more processors are configured to, after each power on of the AP device, send an initial message including the version information of the hardware compliance data.

6. The AP device of claim 1, wherein to receive the second version of the hardware compliance data, the one or more processors are configured to receive the second version of the hardware compliance data as a data transfer initiated by the NMS based on the NMS determining that the first version of the hardware compliance data is not in compliance with the applicable regulations of the geographic region of the AP device.

7. The AP device of claim 1, wherein to receive the second version of the hardware compliance data, the one or more processors are configured to: receive, from the NMS, an indication that the first version of the hardware compliance data is not in compliance with the applicable regulations of the geographic region of the AP device; and based on the indication, initiate a data transfer from the NMS of the second version of the hardware compliance data that is in compliance with the applicable regulations of the geographic region of the AP device.

8. The AP device of claim 1, wherein the one or more processors are configured to, based on receipt of the second version of the hardware compliance data, digest the second version of the hardware compliance data for storage in the memory.

9. The AP device of claim 1, wherein to store the second version of the hardware compliance data, the one or more processors are configured to overwrite the first version of the hardware compliance data in the memory with the second version of the hardware compliance data.

10. A network management system (NMS) comprising: memory configured to store hardware compliance data; and one or more processors in communication with the memory and configured to: receive, from at least one AP device of a plurality of AP devices managed by the NMS that provide a wireless network at a site within a geographic region, a message including version information of the hardware compliance data currently stored at the at least one AP device; determine, based on the version information in the message, whether a first version of the hardware compliance data stored at the at least one AP device is in compliance with applicable regulations of the geographic region; when the first version of the hardware compliance data is not in compliance, retrieve, from the memory, a second version of the hardware compliance data that is in compliance with the applicable regulations of the geographic region; and send the second version of the hardware compliance data to the at least one AP device for use when operating one or more hardware components of the at least one AP device.

11. The NMS of claim 10, wherein the one or more processors are configured to send, to an administrator computing device, a notification that each of the plurality of AP devices at the site has received the second version of the hardware compliance data.

12. The NMS of claim 10, wherein the one or more processors are configured to generate data representative of a user interface including an indication of a current version of the hardware compliance data stored at each of the plurality of AP devices.

13. The NMS of claim 10, wherein to receive the message including the version information of the hardware compliance data, the one or more processors are configured to periodically receive a message including a package of statistical data and the version information of the hardware compliance data from the at least one AP device.

14. The NMS of claim 10, wherein to receive the message including the version information of the hardware compliance data, the one or more processors are configured to receive, after each power on of the at least one AP device, an initial message from the at least one AP device including the version information of the hardware compliance data.

15. The NMS of claim 10, wherein to send the second version of the hardware compliance data, the one or more processors are configured to initiate a data transfer to the at least one AP device of the second version of the hardware compliance data that is in compliance with the applicable regulations of the geographic region of the at least one AP device.

16. The NMS of claim 10, wherein to send the second version of the hardware compliance data, the one or more processors are configured to: send, to the at least one AP device, an indication that the first version of the hardware compliance data is not in compliance with the applicable regulations of the geographic region of the at least one AP device; and receive, from the at least one AP device, a request for a data transfer of the second version of the hardware compliance data that is in compliance with the applicable regulations of the geographic region of the at least one AP device.

17. The NMS of claim 10, wherein to send the second version of the hardware compliance data to the at least one AP device comprises selecting a primary AP device of the one or more AP devices with which to initiate a peer-to-peer software update for the second version of the hardware compliance data.

18. The NMS of claim 10, wherein to send the second version of the hardware compliance data to the at least one AP device comprises sending a software update for the second version of the hardware compliance data to each AP device of the plurality of AP devices according to an upgrade schedule.

19. A method comprising: sending, by an access point (AP) device of a plurality of AP devices managed by a cloud-based network management system (NMS) and configured to provide a wireless network at a site within a geographic region, a message to the NMS including version information of hardware compliance data currently stored at the AP device, wherein the version information indicates a first version of the hardware compliance data; based on the NMS determining that the first version of the hardware compliance data is not in compliance with applicable regulations of the geographic region of the AP device, receiving, by the AP device and from the NMS, a second version of the hardware compliance data that is in compliance with the applicable regulations of the geographic region of the AP device; storing, by the AP device, the second version of the hardware compliance data; and enabling, by the AP device, operation of one or more hardware components of the AP device in accordance with the second version of the hardware compliance data.

20. A method comprising: receiving, by a network management system (NMS) configured to manage a plurality of access point (AP) devices that provide a wireless network at a site within a geographic region, a message from at least one AP device of the plurality of AP devices, the message including version information of hardware compliance data currently stored at the at least one AP device; determining, by the NMS and based on the version information in the message, whether a first version of the hardware compliance data stored at the at least one AP device is in compliance with applicable regulations of the geographic region; when the first version of the hardware compliance data is not in compliance, retrieving, by the NMS, a second version of the hardware compliance data that is in compliance with the applicable regulations of the geographic region; and sending, by the NMS, the second version of the hardware compliance data to the at least one AP device for use when operating one or more hardware components of the at least one AP device.